Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1978
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 45 | 1:28:00.900 | 9 | 1 | Pole |
| 2 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 45 | 1:28:16.250 | 6 | 4 | |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 45 | 1:28:28.910 | 4 | 7 | |
| 4 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 45 | 1:28:37.780 | 3 | 10 | |
| 5 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 45 | 1:28:58.160 | 2 | 16 | |
| 6 | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 45 | 1:29:38.760 | 1 | 18 | |
| 7 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 45 | 1:29:40.430 | — | 5 | |
| 8 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 45 | 1:29:57.770 | — | 15 | |
| 9 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 44 | +1 lap | — | 14 | |
| 10 | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 42 | +3 laps | — | 19 | |
| 11 | 23 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | 41 | Engine | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 36 | Gearbox | — | 2 | FL |
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 31 | Fuel system | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 22 | Nelson Piquet | Ensign | 31 | Engine | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 24 | Fuel system | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 16 | Accident | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 14 | Fuel system | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 11 | Engine | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 5 | Engine | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1 | Accident | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 1 | Accident | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 0 | Accident | — | 13 | |
| DSQ | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 42 | Illegal pit stop | — | 17 | |
| DSQ | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 34 | Illegal pit stop | — | 8 | |
| DNQ | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:51.900 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:51.990 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:52.290 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:52.680 |
| 5 | John Watson | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:52.840 |
| 6 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:53.500 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:53.540 |
| 8 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:53.540 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — | 1:53.610 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:54.030 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:54.040 |
| 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:54.170 |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:54.320 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:54.340 |
| 15 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:54.400 |
| 16 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:54.630 |
| 17 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:55.180 |
| 18 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:55.570 |
| 19 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:55.570 |
| 20 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:55.860 |
| 21 | Nelson Piquet | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:56.150 |
| 22 | Jochen Mass | ATS | — | — | — | 1:56.210 |
| 23 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:56.250 |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:56.450 |
| 25 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:56.570 |
| 26 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | — | — | — | 1:57.400 |
| 27 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:57.860 |
| 28 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | 1:58.310 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1 | — |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 2 | — |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | — |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 4 | — |
| 5 | John Watson | Brabham | 5 | — |
| 6 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | — |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | — |
| 8 | James Hunt | McLaren | 8 | — |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | — |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 10 | — |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | — |
| 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 12 | — |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | — |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | — |
| 15 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 15 | — |
| 16 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | — |
| 17 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 17 | — |
| 18 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 18 | — |
| 19 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 19 | — |
| 20 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 20 | — |
| 21 | Nelson Piquet | Ensign | 21 | — |
| 22 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 22 | — |
| 23 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | 23 | — |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 26 | 1:55.620 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 54 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | 36 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 31 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | 31 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | 26 |
| 6 | John Watson | 16 |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | 14 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | 14 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 10 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | 8 |
| 11 | James Hunt | 8 |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | 7 |
| 13 | Alan Jones | 5 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | 5 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | 4 |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | 3 |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 2 |
| 18 | Héctor Rebaque | 1 |
